Can I play Gamecube games with the Wii Classic Controller?

I was looking for N64 games on the Virtual Console and they show icons indicating you need to use either a Wii Classic Controller or a Gamecube controller. Can I do that backwards; use the Wii Classic Controlle to play Gamecube games?

Let me know. This is getting complicated and none of those Gamestop peoples even has a Wii yet.

because nintendo are shit and pander to celebrity culture,faddists.x-factor viewers and the thick as fuck general public. the hardcore gamers of the world can go die painfully (gamecube catered for all)

Everyone. your getting his question wrong. He's asking if you can play a Gamecube game with a Wii controller. not wii game with classic controller or wii game with a gamecube controller. The answer is no. you cant play a previous gamesystem's game with a new gamestystem's controller.At least, this is the case with nintendo.

wtf is wrong with you, Billy? were you dropped on the head when you were a baby? or perhaps you've been raped by a donkey recently? although, we can't consider it rape since you most likely enjoyed it.

Sorry, you cannot use the classic Controller with GameCube games, HOWEVER Some home-brewers are working on a Patch for the MIOS (The GameCube part of the Wii) that will allow the use of the classic controller.

Can i play some GameCube games with the classic controller. Because i really need to play it with it. i cant find GameCube Controllers annywhere!!!
They are so old and i just got my wii.
also do all Virtual Console games work with the classic controller

What everyone just said is that you CAN'T play gamecube games with a wii controller. How many comments does it take to knock into your little head. And yes, virtual console games do work with the classic.

You can play GameCube games on the Wii yes. You can use any kind of GameCube controller for it by plugging it into the top of the wii (there's a plastic board that lifts up).

A few Gamestop employees have told me that the Wii console burns/scratches the GameCube discs because of the higher power in the upgraded laser in the Wii as compared to the GameCube's but I've played several GameCube games on the Wii and they're all spotless still.. even if the console is left on for a few hours while not even playing it.

I was also suggesting other options for the host of this Discussion board since I'm sure they don't mod and would probably prefer to use another controller of that type which would be a GameCube controller.

when you put in a gamecube game the wiimote turns off and wont connect, and the classic controller is connected to the wiimote. thats why the classic controller wont work. you need to use a gamecube controller which they generally have at gamestop.